- Circle Iceland: 24 days on Nieuw Statendam (Post #1)
- Lobster Rolls in Boston (Post #2)
- Black Falcon Check-in and SailAway (Post #3)
- Tuxedo Junction in the North Atlantic (Post #4)
- The Big Fiddle – Sydney Nova Scotia (Post #5)
- Captain Cook in Corner Brook (Post #6)
- Red Bay, Newfoundland (Post #7)
- Lounging in the Labrador Sea (Post #8)
- Qaqortoq, Greenland (Post #9)
- Sailing Prince Christian Sound (Post #10)
- Sailing the Denmark Strait (Post #11)
- Dynjandi & The Westfjords – Isafjordur (Post #12)
- Myvatn, Godafoss & Nature Baths – Akureyri (Post #13)
- Puffins and Elves -Seydisfjordur (Post #14)
- The Eggs of Merry Bay – Djupivogur (Post #15)
- Fiber, Falls, Steam and a $55 Hot Dog? Reykjavik (Post #16)
- Grundarfjörður canceled but Pinnacle Gala is a hit (Post #17)
- The Blend at Sea (Post #18)
- The Outdoor Museum in Nanortalik (Post #19)
- Sailing the Labrador Sea Westbound (Post #20)
- The Lighthouse in St. Anthony (Post #21)
- Puffins, Whales & Hockey? – St. John’s (Post #22)
- France in the North Atlantic – St. Pierre (Post #23)
- The Invasion of the Towel Animals (Post #24)
- Red Chairs in Halifax (Post #25)
- The Mountain and The Mansion – Bar Harbor (Post #26)
- Back in Boston – JFK Library (Post #27)
We enjoyed a Lobster Roll from the Yankee Lobster Company on a lazy day in Boston
Our 5 ½ hour non-stop flight from San Diego landed at Boston Logan about 30 minutes early, about 7 am. Our luggage arrived quickly and using 2 of the $6 each luggage carts we wheeled our bags out of the terminal to meet our prearranged driver. Drivers are not allowed into baggage claim, so you have to be ready to move your own bags about 200 yards, across a couple of lanes of traffic to get to the waiting spot for pre-arranged commercial pick-ups. There are plenty of signs marking the way. We didn’t spot any skycaps available to help with bags.
We are staying at the Hampton Inn Boston Seaport which is about 4 miles from the Airport and about 4/10 of a mile from the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal.
Arriving at 8:15 am we anticipated waiting in the lobby until the 3 pm check-in time, but we were pleasantly surprised to learn that our room was available and we went to our room to relax.
After a leisurely breakfast in the lobby, we walked over to the cruise terminal to get a feel for the area before the busy check-in tomorrow.
Note: Our check-in time is 11:40 am. But Holland America has lost all its credibility with the check-in process because you will get a VERY IMPORTANT email with a different check-in time every few days in the weeks leading up to your departure time. These emails often have conflicting messages and times. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. There was also an email saying the earliest check-in was going to be 1:30 pm due to a Coast Guard Inspection, but then we got more emails with yet a different check-in time.
We took a nap in the afternoon before heading out to the nearby Yankee Lobster Company for dinner. We enjoyed a Lobster Roll, Fish and Chips, and some crab cakes. All the food was very good. Seating was both inside and outside.
Norah Jones was scheduled to perform at 8 PM at the adjacent Leader Bank Pavilion, so the restaurant was probably more crowded than normal for a Tuesday evening.
Back in our room, we are getting everything ready for the big day tomorrow.
Coming tomorrow – The drink-a-day challenge!
Hi Pete and Judy, if you like black licorice, Iceland has many chocolate covered bars that have delicious black licorice inside. I know it sounds strange but it was good.
Warm brown bread baked by the thermal geyser topped with herring and eggs were served at the geyser. It was worth the experience.
The fremented Greenland shark was horrible!
Thanks for the tip! Will look for a small piece of Shark.
The fermented shark is their national dish but is very much an acquired taste!
Bon Voyage!
Enjoy your trip. we did something similar 4 or 5 years ago except out of Amsterdam